The local offer Easy Read

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The local offer

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What is the local offer?

The local offer can help you to find out more about the support and services: 

  • you can get 
  • your parents can get. 
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Your local offer will tell you:  

  • who to contact to find out more information  
  • how you can contact them. 
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You can find your local offer on your local council’s website.  

If you do not have access to the internet, you can ask your local council , or your local information, advice and support service, for information that is written down. 

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Your local offer will tell you what services and support you can get. This will include information about:  

  • schools and colleges  
  • transport  
  • support to get a job, like training 
  • support finding somewhere to live 
  • activities you can get involved in 
  • how you will be assessed to see what support you need. 
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Your local council must ask you what you think about your local offer. It must say what it will do about what you tell it. 

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What do you need to know about your local offer?

Every local council will have its own local offer. This will be different in every area. 

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You can have your say about what is in your local offer. You can tell your local council: 

  • what information you think should be in your local offer 
  • how easy it is to find the information that is in your local offer
  • how it can make your local offer better. 
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Questions you might want to ask

You might want to find out more information about your local offer. Questions you might want to ask your local council: 

  • Who can I talk to about my local offer? 
  • Where can I find my local offer? 
  • How can I have my say about what is in my local offer? 
  • What services in my local area can support me?  
  • Is my local offer available in easy read or other formats? 
  • How can I get support to help me to understand my local offer? 
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This Easy Read information was first released in 2014 as a section within the 'Changes to special educational needs and disability support Easy read guide for children and young people', which includes the following information:

This guide sets out the new law for those with special educational needs or a disability. Some of the new law is not easy to summarise in a few lines, and we have had to simplify it for this guide. 

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This Easy Read was last updated 30/01/2026

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